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February 1999

Flex Magazine considers themselves the bible of hardcore bodybuilding. Each month, Flex visits and speaks with the champions of bodybuilding at their gyms, at contests, and at their homes, gathering information and photographs, Flex brings you their latest strategies, and the competitive goals that they apply to further develop their title-winning physiques. Flex is the official magazine of the IFBB Bodybuilding Federation. On the cover is Kevin Levrone, with Timea Majorova on the right hand corner.

February 1999 - Table of Contents
Volume 16, Number 12

Bodybuilding:

  • CLIMBING MOUNT OLYMPUS
    How the Ronster built the body that made him the 10th Mr. Olympia in history

  • H.U.G.E.: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FUNDAMENTALS
    Tense times: Calm down and learn to build with continuous tension

  • IN THE TRENCHES
    Hard Gaining made easier! Our man in the hardgainer trenches presents excerpts from his new book, Beyond Brawn.

  • BICEPS BLITZKRIEG
    Ruin a few shirts with this routine for huge arms.

  • SCARY DELTS
    A Freakenstein shoulder primer for those who want to be hunted down someday by frightened villagers with torches.

Features:

  • THE DREAM TEAM
    We give the star treatment to NPC Teen Nationals winner Jon Domingue in our first Generation FLEX spectacular.

  • THE BIG PICTURE
    The Laura Creavalle File

  • IN DEFENSE OF BODYBUILDING
    Being a health nut does not mean you are a nut! A philosophical look at the iron game.

  • A MILLENNIUM CLASSIC
    What to expect in March at the always entertaining Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic.

  • OH, WHAT A NIGHT!
    Kudos to all who made the 1998 Mr. Olympia a memorable affair.

  • THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING JEAN
    Who put the holes into the Swiss Jeez? Here's the exclusive story.

Contests

  • BODY CZECH
    Kim Chizevsky skates to her third straight Ms. Olympia crown.

Pictorials

  • TIMEA AND TIMEA AGAIN!
    Scintillating Slovakian Timea Majorova is major, all right - a major force!

  • SQUARING OFF FOR THE MAIN EVENT
    Last month, w told you what happened at the 1998 Mr. Olympia; now see it in storyboard form. You won't believe your eyes.

Performance Science

  • MASS MEDIA
    • NFL Pests
    • FloJo rests
    • More drug tests

  • THE WORD FROM THE STREET
    • Two nutritional ergogenics to investigate
    • Phosphatidylserine and zinc.

  • THE IRON EGGHEAD
    • Mushrooms
    • Salbutamol
    • The Return of Chromium
    • and more…

  • MAGICAL MINERAL TOUR
    Guess what was missing from the blood of 24 top IFBB pros? You may be missing it, too.

Posters:

  • TIMEA MAJOROVA

  • KEVIN LEVRONE

Nutrition:

  • ADVANCED NUTRITION
    • Conjugated linoleic acid
    • Designer Eggs
    • And other goodies

  • 9 STEP PROGRAM FOR MASS
    How to graze for girth.

  • GET SMART
    Boost your brain power with nutritional supplements and add quality to your workouts.

  • MAKE MINE GLUTAMINE!
    Isn't it time for glutamine? Breaking research on a super supplement.

  • THE ROUND TABLE
    One of our curious scribes talks to the champs to find out which supplements best assist with training recovery.

Departments:

  • All Our Yesterdays
  • Ask Dorian
  • Ask Mr. Olympia
  • Factoids
  • Future Flex
  • Hard Times
  • IFBB World Report
  • Musclehedz
  • NPC Report / Coming Events
  • Reader's Market
  • Reflexions
  • Street Scene
  • Talent Roundup
  • Talkback